Alternatives to Bear

Joplin

Joplin suits people who want open-source notes across devices, offline access and multimedia attachments.

Notesnook suits people who want encrypted note-taking across desktop, mobile, and web, with offline access and note sharing.

Dabble

Dabble suits fiction writers who want story planning, drafting, editing, and co-authoring tools in one writing environment.

Obsidian

Obsidian suits people who want offline notes in open file formats and a customizable workspace.

Heptabase

It suits students, researchers, and lifelong learners who organize sources visually and want AI assistance.

Logseq

Logseq suits students, academics, writers, project managers, and developers who want linked notes, tasks, and PDF annotation.

yWriter is aimed at novelists who want to structure and track work in chapters and scenes.

Novlr

Novlr suits writers planning fiction or other writing projects, from personal work and fanfiction to traditional or self-publishing.

Scrivener

Scrivener suits novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, translators, and others working on long projects.

Reflect

Reflect suits people who want local Markdown notes, linked organization, and optional private AI.

Capacities

Capacities suits people who want notes with offline access and sharing across desktop, mobile, and web platforms.

Roam Research may suit people organizing research and connected ideas over time.

Write.as

It suits individual writers who want a simple publishing workflow, as well as small teams needing collaborative editing and roles.

bibisco

bibisco suits novelists who want project planning, offline desktop writing, and export options.

Craft

Craft suits people who want notes available across desktop, mobile, and web, with offline access and sharing.

Tana may suit teams and individuals who want meeting outputs proposed as concrete follow-up work.

Standard Notes

It suits people who want notes available offline across mobile, desktop, and web, with a free plain-text option.

LivingWriter

LivingWriter suits writers who want manuscript organization across desktop and mobile platforms, with publishing tools and collaboration.

Zoho Notebook

Zoho Notebook suits people who need notes across desktop, mobile, and web platforms, with offline access and shared editing.